Cauliflower Crust Pizza Bites

Here’s an interesting twist on the normal bread crust pizza… use cauliflower in place of the bread dough.

While the idea of a cauliflower pizza crust is not new; I didn’t like the recipes that I found. They tasted like cauliflower baked with eggs, and most were pretty bland.

So, off to the test kitchen, and eight hours, and six attempts later, I came up with this one. It holds together quite well, and the flavor of the cauliflower compliments the toppings you choose to add.

Chef’s Note: The egg was a bit of a problem. Most recipes called for two eggs, but that left the final crust tasting like egg. I tried two yolks, but that wasn’t much better. I finally settled on one medium egg. That held the mixture together, without overpowering the crust with egg taste.

Make the crusts 3 inches in diameter, and I used a stacker press to achieve that goal.

Chef's Note: If you're not looking for appetizers, then this mixture should make one 12-14 inch pizza crust.

Add the crusts to a piece of parchment paper.

Chef’s Note: The thickness of the crust made a big difference. If I used 2 ounces of mixture to make the crust, it was too thick and overpowered the pizza. I tried 1 ounce but that didn’t give me enough crust to hold together. I found that if the pizza round is 3-inches in diameter, then 1.5 ounces is the best.

Chef’s Note: If you’re doing this by hand don’t make the crust any thicker than 1/4 inch.

Slide the parchment paper with the pizza crusts onto the hot pizza stone, or the baking sheet, and then cook for about 11 to 14 minutes.

Chef’s Tip: Don’t go by oven time… instead, take them out when they are starting to turn a nice golden brown.

They should look like this.

Add some sauce to the browned crust.

Chef's Tip: I found out (about the 4th try) that brushing the crusts with a bit of extra-virgin oil, really helped with the flavor.

Add some cheese, or any additional toppings.

Return to the oven and cook for 8 to 12 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbling and starting to brown. Enjoy.